snafu

snafu
[snaˈfuː, ˈsnafuː]
(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)(非正式,主北美)
noun
  1. a confused or chaotic state; a mess
    混乱
    an enormous amount of my time was devoted to untangling snafus.
    我大部分时间都花在清理混乱局面上了。
adjective
  1. in utter confusion or chaos
    一团糟的
    our refrigeration plant is snafu.
    我们的制冷设备是一团糟。
verb
  1. [with obj.]throw (a situation) into chaos
    把(局面)搞得混乱
    you ignored his orders and snafued everything.
    你不听他的指令把一切都搞得一团糟。
语源
  1. 1940s: acronym from situation normal: all fouled (or fucked) up
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